Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for hypertension as secondary to PTSD because the medical opinion was inadequate. A new examination is required.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinion did not apply the appropriate legal standard and was contradictory, failing to address whether the Veteran's hypertension was aggravated by his PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003648
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